Service Sales Engineer

Service Sales Engineer — SAS (Service of Industrial Assembly Solutions) Location: Wolverhampton (Field-based, covering Central UK / Midlands, Northeast, Southeast and Ireland) Job Type: Full-time, Permanent About the Role We are seeking an experienced Service Sales Engineer to join our SAS (Service of Industrial Assembly Solutions) team. This is a field-based sales role focused on generating revenue through the sale of service solutions — predominantly preventative maintenance contracts — to our existing customer base. The role covers assembly technologies including adhesive joining and riveting. This is a value-based selling role: rather than competing on price, you will be building the case for the long-term value of moving customers from a reactive to a proactive service model, protecting uptime, extending equipment life, and reducing unplanned downtime. Note: this role sits within our SAS department (Service of Industrial Assembly Solutions) and is unrelated to software or systems analysis — please disregard any assumption based on the acronym alone. Key Responsibilities * Sell preventative maintenance contracts and service solutions to existing customers, using a value-based rather than price-led approach * Develop and grow existing accounts, transitioning customers from reactive to proactive service arrangements * Identify and pursue new service opportunities within the existing customer base, since new business predominantly comes from customers already using our products * Build strong, long-term relationships with key customer contacts, acting as a trusted advisor on service and maintenance needs * Collaborate with internal departments (e.g. product sales, engineering, customer service) to identify and follow up on cross-selling opportunities * Prepare and present service proposals and contract offers, tailored to customer needs and equipment usage * Travel across the assigned territory (Central UK/Midlands, Northeast, Southeast and Ireland) to meet customers, expected to be field-based approximately 3 days per week (variable) * Stay overnight when required, for visits involving more than 2 hours' travel * Attend training in Germany as required, to build technical knowledge of the relevant technologies * Maintain accurate account and pipeline records, reporting on account development progress Essential Skills & Experience * Proven experience in a field-based sales role, ideally selling service solutions or contracts * Strong account management skills, with the ability to grow and develop existing customer relationships while also identifying and pursuing new opportunities within those accounts * Comfortable with value-based selling, building a business case around long-term value rather than competing on price * Good communication and presentation skills, able to engage confidently with a range of customer stakeholders * Willingness and ability to travel extensively across the UK and Ireland, including overnight stays when required * Willingness to travel to Germany for training Desirable Skills & Experience * Background in selling service solutions, ideally within adhesive joining, riveting, or related industrial assembly technologies * Some engineering or maintenance exposure, even without direct service-sales experience * Experience transitioning customer accounts from reactive to proactive service models What We Offer * Uncapped commission * Company car * International training opportunities (Germany) * The opportunity to grow accounts within an established, product-led customer base